Mexican international centre-back Carlos Salcedo has left Eintracht Frankfurt to join Tigres UANL, the Liga MX club said.

The move is a homecoming of sorts for the 25-year-old who spent time at Tigres' youth academy before his 2013 move to Real Salt Lake City, with whom he made his professional debut, reports Xinhua news agency.

"This Sunday he (Salcedo) will arrive in Monterrey to undergo a medical and sign a contract," Tigres said in a social media post.

Salcedo, who has been capped 25 times for Mexico, made just 23 Bundesliga starts for Eintracht Frankfurt after joining the club from Fiorentina in June 2017.

Tigres did not reveal the length of the contract or details of the transfer fee.

Manchester United interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Marcus Rashford can emulate the efforts of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo at the club.

"Definitely, he can be absolutely top class," ESPNFC quoted the Norwegian as saying.

"He is only 21 but the maturity he is showing at times is more than 21 and his work rate. The more you score the more you believe you are going to score and everyone says when you don't score 'he is bound to score soon.'

"The more you score the more chance you have of being confident, running into the same positions. The way he works during the week is fantastic because he practices a lot. It is a pleasure working with him," he added.

In the game against Brighton, Rashford, 21, made his 150th appearance in the 2-1 win, reaching the mark at a younger age than both Rooney and Ronaldo.

Club's senior player Ashley Young believes the England international is getting better by working with Solskjaer.

"It's not a bad person to learn off, is it?" said Young of the former United striker who took over from Jose Mourinho after the latter was sacked.

"I think he's learning each day and obviously the manager will guide him in the way he does. Marcus just wants to learn.

"I've said it from the time he broke into the team and even before then, he can be an unbelievable talent, he's got the world ahead of him.

"He wants to learn as well, which is a good thing to see in a youngster now. He's on a great scoring run right now and I hope it continues for him."

Rashford has found the back of the net five times in Solskjaer's seven games in charge so far. He marked his 150th club game with a fine goal against Brighton, finding the top corner from an acute angle.

In form United, who have won their last seven fixtures, take on bitter foes Arsenal in the FA Cup on Friday.

"We'll work on what we need to this week, prepare in the right way and I'm sure if we can play the way we've been showing and even add to what we've done, I'm sure we'll go down there and do well," Young said.

Premier League defending champion Manchester City rolled to a 3-0 win over last-place Huddersfield, continuing to chase leader Liverpool.

Brazilian full back Danilo got the Citizens on the scoreboard 18 minutes into the game on Sunday night, when he fired a shot that was deflected by German center back Christopher Schindler past Danish goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, reports Efe news.

After the intermission, German midfielder Leroy Sane stole the limelight, assisting on City's second goal and then scoring to make it 3-0.

In the 54th minute, Sane sent a precise cross into the area and attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling made the most of it, allowing the former Schalke player to collect his 23rd assist since the beginning of the last campaign, the most assists over this time.

Sane moved five assists clear off second-place Sterling, which played 18 decisive passes throughout the same period.

Just two minutes later, Argentine forward Sergio Aguero set up Sane for City's third goal.

After the win, City has 56 points, good for the second spot in the Premier League standings but four points back of Liverpool, which earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Former Argentine international centre-back Jonatan Maidana has joined Mexico's Deportivo Toluca after parting ways with Copa Libertadores champions River Plate.

The 33-year-old arrived in Mexico on Sunday after agreeing to a two-year deal with the Liga MX outfit, reports Xinhua news agency.

"I'm very grateful to Toluca for bringing me here," the defender told reporters. "Now I have to change the chip and adapt as quickly as I can to the team. The Mexican league is very competitive and this is a great club with a very strong squad."

Maidana joins compatriots Federico Mancuello and Emmanuel Gigliotti as well as Colombian Felipe Pardo as Toluca's new signings for 2019.

Capped five times for Argentina's national team, Maidana has won the Copa Liberadores twice: with Boca Juniors in 2007 and River Plate in 2018.

What started as the first big night for Ousmane Dembele with Barcelona turned into another shining exhibition by Leo Messi, who was only half hour in the game but time enough for him to power the team to a 3-1 win over Leganes.

Messi watched the first 66 minutes of the game from the bench on Sunday night, a disappointment for many fans.

But everything changed when Messi took to the field, where until then Ousmane Dembele had been the team leader and who kicked off the scoring at minute 32 by finishing off a pass from Jordi Alba, reports Efe news.

Dembele's eighth goal in La Liga above all served for the Frenchman to regain faith in himself.

Leganes was still in the game, however, and at minute 57, Braithwaite controlled a pass from En-Nesyri and put a shot from the penalty box into the net: the match was all tied up at 1-1.

The tie changed Barca coach Valverde's ideas, so that seven minutes later he decided to put Messi and Rakitic in to replace Aleña and Arthur.

But there were more complications: Dembele, who had been Barca's top player until then, left the game with an injury at minute 66.

Five minutes later, with Messi now in the game, Barcelona struck again. He booted the ball, Cuellar blocked it and Luis Suarez took over to make the score 2-1 at minute 71.

And it was Messi who finally won the game, working with Jordi Alba to slam the ball into the net at minute 92.

Athletic Club squandered an early lead and settled for a 1-1 draw against host Villarreal in La Liga action.

Seeking a break away from the relegation zone, Villarreal tried to dictate the pace in the opening minutes on Sunday night, but the club came up short, reports Efe news.

On the other side of the field, Athletic Club put the home side under pressure, creating a golden opportunity on a shot by winger Ibai Gomez that hit the right post just five minutes into the game.

Athletic Club's effort was rewarded in the 17th minute, when Villarreal left back Jaume Costa inadvertently put a low cross from left back Yuri Berchiche home while trying to clear it.

Despite attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla's best efforts, Villarreal was unable to get past the Athletic defense until the first-half whistle.

Villarreal was in charge during the opening minutes of the second half and eventually drew level as Cameroonian forward Karl Toko Ekambi capitalized on a low cross sent into the area by winger Alfonso Pedraza in the 70th minute.

The goal boosted the drive of the two teams, which sought to take the lead.

Athletic Club nearly took the lead with five minutes to go before the second half stoppage time, but the goal was disallowed after consulting the video assistant referee.

With the draw, Villarreal remains in the 19th and second-to-last spot in the La Liga standings, while Athletic Club temporarily climbed into 13th place, with 23 points, pending other matchday results.

Cruz Azul edged the Tigres UANL 1-0 in Liga MX action, getting its first win in the 2019 Clausura tournament.

Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha's squad played solidly on defence in Saturday's match, preventing the Tigres from getting on the scoreboard in the third round of Mexican league play, reports Efe news.

Midfielder Elias Hernandez scored the lone goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, giving Cruz Azul the road win in the northern industrial city of Monterrey.

Cruz Azul, which needed a victory after playing to a tie with Puebla and losing to Guadalajara, went on the attack early and had several scoring opportunities.

Caixinha's squad now has four points in the tournament, the same as the Tigres.

Germany's Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 at RB Leipzig with a solitary goal from Belgium's Axel Witsel to maintain a six-point lead over Bayern Munich and a nine-point lead over third-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Dortmund on Saturday came into the game with several heavy casualties. The most significant was that of their captain Marco Reus, and with their striker Paco Alcacer not in full physical shape so he was only on the field in the final minutes, reports Efe news.

However, Dortmund managed to impose their dominance on the game in the first half and when Leipzig reacted they were able to defend their win.

The duel had a first phase with clear domination of Dortmund who were in command of the ball and spent most time in the half of their rival.

That dominance was translated into a goal in the 19th minute when Axel Witsel broke the balance with a right leg shot from inside the area after a corner kick by Raphael Guerreiro that Lukasz Piszczek prolonged with a header.

Leipzig, around the 30th minute, showed some reaction and began to shake off the domination of Dortmund and increased the intensity in the individual duels for the ball.

At the start of the second half, Leipzig had a good chance at the feet of Marcel Sabitzer in the 48th minute, but Dortmund's goalkeeper Roman Buerki reacted in time.

Leipzig's best chance in the second half came in the 74th minute when, again, Sabitzer shot from close range but hit straight against Buerki's body.

Arsenal came out with an aggressive game plan and executed it to perfection in a 2-0 victory here over bitter London rival Chelsea in Premier League.

The Gunners' head coach, Unai Emery, had received criticism for Arsenal's lacklustre play of late, but he made all the right moves at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, reports Efe news.

The Spanish manager put teeth into his team's attack by switching from five defenders to a four-man back line, inserting Aaron Ramsey into a false-nine role and trusting in the potent up-front combination of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Arsenal dominated the latest edition of this London derby in the early going and were rewarded in the 14th minute when Lacazette received a pass from Hector Bellerin in the area and slotted a right-footed shot into the upper-right corner.

The Gunners continued to press forward and netted a second goal in the 37th minute when French defender Laurent Koscielny got just enough of his head on a pass from Greek centre back Sokratis to score past Chelsea net minder Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Arsenal locked down defensively after the intermission and focused on mounting counter-attacks, managing to hold down their opponent but producing less in the way of offence.

The win in this heated rivalry game thrilled the home crowd, although the celebration was marred by a knee injury suffered by Bellerin just after the midway point of the second half.

With their victory, Arsenal now have 44 points and have climbed back into fifth place in the Premier League past Manchester United.

They also boosted their bid to secure one of the top four spots in the Premier League at year's end (and a berth in the 2019-20 Champions League's group stage).